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Wheelchair Users Have Worse Outcomes After Shoulder Arthroplasty

FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who use wheelchairs are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) versus individuals undergoing TSA for rotator cuff tear who do not u…

Extra Antibiotic With Hip, Knee Replacement Won’t Prevent Infections: Study

THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people undergo joint replacement surgery every year. To prevent infection, doctors often give them a second antibiotic — but new research suggests this can backfire.Adding a second antibiotic at…

Adding Vancomycin to Cefazolin Prophylaxis Does Not Prevent Surgical Site Infections

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The addition of vancomycin to cefazolin prophylaxis is not superior to placebo for prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing arthroplasty, according to a study published in the Oct. 19 i…

Breast Satisfaction Increased for Women Undergoing Autologous Reconstruction

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction have higher levels of breast satisfaction and psychosocial and sexual well-being at six weeks and six months after reconstruction compared with those undergoi…

Pacientes afroamericanos tienen un 42% más de probabilidades de morir después de una cirugía que los pacientes blancos

MARTES, 17 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las cirugías de alto riesgo son más mortales para los estadounidenses afroamericanos e hispanos que para sus contrapartes blancas, según revela una nueva investigación.El estudio, de más de 1 millón de…

Pacientes de minorías étnicas tienen mucha más probabilidad de fallecer después de una cirugía

Minority Patients Much More Likely to Die After Surgery, New Study Finds

Surgical Site Infections: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that happens where you had surgery. SSIs happen in 2% to 4% of people who have surgery while in the hospital, says the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Even though most infections can be treat…

Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — High-risk surgeries are more deadly for Black and Hispanic Americans than for their white counterparts, new research reveals.The study, of more than 1 million procedures performed in U.S. hospitals between 200…

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sep. 30-Oct. 4

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery was held in Nashville, Tennessee, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 and attracted approximately 5,000 participants from around the world, including otolaryngologists, medical ex…